Verse List for 1 CHR 21:17

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,David (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Then David asked God, “Wasn’t it me myself who said to count the people? It’s me who disobeyed and clearly did what was wrong, but these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my god, please direct your punishment against me and my extended family, but don’t continue this plague on your people.”

OET-LV And_ Dāvid _he/it _said to the_ʼElohīm not I did _I _say to_count (in)_people and_I am_he who I _have _sinned and_exceedingly _(do _evil) I _have _done _evil and_these the_sheep what have _they _done Oh_YHWH god _of_my let _it _be please hand _of_your on_me and_on_the _house _of my _father _of_my and_on_people _of_your not to_a _plague.

ULT And David said to God, “Was it not I, I, who said to muster the people? And I, am he who sinned, and doing wrong, I have done wrong. But these sheep, what have they done? Yahweh my God, please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father, but, may a plague not, be on your people.”

UST David prayed to God, “I am the one who ordered my officers to count the men who could fight in the army. I am the one who sinned by doing this wrong thing. But the Israelite people have done nothing wrong. They are as innocent as sheep. So Yahweh my God, please punish me and my family, but do not let this plague kill any more of your people.”

BSB & MSB And David said to God, “Was it not I who gave the order to count the people? I[fn] am the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? O LORD my God, please let Your hand fall upon me and my father ’s house, but do not let this plague remain upon Your people.”

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WEBBE & WMBB David said to God, “Isn’t it I who commanded the people to be counted? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father’s house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.”

NET David said to God, “Was I not the one who decided to number the army? I am the one who sinned and committed this awful deed! As for these sheep – what have they done? O Lord my God, attack me and my family, but remove the plague from your people!”

LSV And David says to God, “Did I not command to number the people? Indeed, it [is] I who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they do? O YHWH, my God, please let Your hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Your people—to be plagued.”

FBV David said to God, “Wasn't it me who ordered the census of the people? I'm the one who has sinned and acted wickedly. But these sheep, what have they done? Lord my God, please punish me and my family, but don't punish your people with this plague.”

T4T David said to God, “I am [RHQ] the one who ordered the men who could be in the army to be counted. I am the one who has sinned and done what is very wrong, but these people are as innocent as [MET] sheep. They have certainly not [RHQ] done anything that is wrong. So Yahweh my God, punish [IDM] me and my family, but do not allow this plague to continue to cause your people to become sick and die.”

LEB Then David said to God, “Was it not I who gave a command to count the people? Now I am he who has sinned, and I have certainly done wickedness, but these sheep, what have they done? O Yahweh, my God, please let your hand be against me and against the house of my father, but against your people, let there be no plague.”

BBE And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my family, but not against your people to send disease on them.

Moff and David said to God, "Was it not I who ordered the people to be numbered? It was I who sinned, I who acted so wickedly! But these poor creatures, what have they done? Let thine hand, O Eternal my God, be against me and against
¶  my fathers house, not against my people, to plague them."

JPS And David said unto God: 'Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let Thy hand, I pray Thee, O LORD my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against Thy people, that they should be plagued.'

ASV And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O Jehovah my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.

DRA And David said to God: Am not I he that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned: it is I that have done the evil: but as for this flock, what hath it deserved? O Lord my God, let thy hand be turned, I beseech thee, upon me, and upon my father’s house: and let not thy people be destroyed.

YLT And David saith unto God, 'Did not I — I say to number the people? Yea, I it [is] who have sinned, and done great evil: and these, the flock, what did they? O Jehovah, my God, let, I pray Thee, Thy hand be on me, and on the house of my father, and not on Thy people — to be plagued.'

Drby And David said to [fn]God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned and done evil; but these sheep, what have they done? Let thy hand, I pray thee, Jehovah my [fn]God, be on me and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be smitten.

RV And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against thy people, that they should be plagued.
(And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? let thine/your hand, I pray thee/you, Oh LORD my God, be against me, and against my father’s house; but not against thy/your people, that they should be plagued.)

SLT And David will say to God, Is it not I who said to number in the people? and I am he who sinned, and doing evil I did evil; and these sheep, what did they? O Jehovah my God, thy hand now shall be upon me and upon my father’s house; and not to smite upon thy people.

Wbstr And David said to God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thy hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be afflicted.

KJB-1769 And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.
(And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine/your hand, I pray thee/you, Oh LORD my God, be on me, and on my father’s house; but not on thy/your people, that they should be plagued.)

KJB-1611 And Dauid said vnto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbred? euen I it is that haue sinned, and done euill indeed, but as for these sheepe, what haue they done? Let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my fathers house, but not on thy people, that they should bee plagued.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Dauid sayde vnto God: Is it not I that commaunded the people to be numbred? It is I that haue sinned and done euyll in deede: and what haue these sheepe done? Let thyne hande O Lorde my God be on me, and on my fathers house: but not on thy people, that they shoulde be punished.
(And David said unto God: Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? It is I that have sinned and done evil indeed: and what have these sheep done? Let thine/your hand Oh Lord my God be on me, and on my fathers house: but not on thy/your people, that they should be punished.)

Gnva And Dauid said vnto God, Is it not I that commanded to nomber the people? It is euen I that haue sinned and haue committed euil, but these sheepe what haue they done? O Lord my God, I beseech thee, let thine hande be on me and on my fathers house, and not on thy people for their destruction.
(And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded to number the people? It is even I that have sinned and have committed evil, but these sheep what have they done? Oh Lord my God, I beseech/implore thee/you, let thine/your hand be on me and on my fathers house, and not on thy/your people for their destruction.)

Cvdl And Dauid sayde vnto God: Am not I he that caused the people to be nombred? I am he that hath synned and done euell: as for these shepe, what haue they done? LORDE my God, let thine hande be agaynst me and agaynst my fathers house, and not agaynst thy people to plage them.
(And David said unto God: Am not I he that caused the people to be numbered? I am he that hath/has sinned and done evil: as for these sheep, what have they done? LORD my God, let thine/your hand be against me and against my fathers house, and not against thy/your people to plague them.)

Wycl And Dauid seide to the Lord, Whether Y am not that comaundide that the puple schulde be noumbrid? Y it am that synnede, Y it am that dide yuel; what disseruid this floc? My Lord God, Y biseche, thin hond be turned `in to me, and `in to the hows of my fadir; but thi puple be not smytun.
(And David said to the Lord, Whether I am not that commanded that the people should be numbered? I it am that sinned, I it am that did evil; what disseruid this floc? My Lord God, I beseech/implore, thin hand be turned in to me, and in to the house of my father; but thy/your people be not smitten/struck.)

Luth Und David sprach zu GOtt: Bin ich‘s nicht, der das Volk zählen hieß? Ich bin, der gesündiget und das Übel getan hat; diese Schafe aber, was haben sie getan? HErr, mein GOtt, laß deine Hand wider mich und meines Vaters Haus und nicht wider dein Volk sein zu plagen!
(And David spoke to/for God: Am I...it not, the/of_the the people to_count was_called? I am, the/of_the sinned and the evil did has; this/these sheep but, what/which have they/she/them did? LORD, my God, let your hand against me and my father house and not against your(s) people be to/for plague(v)!)

ClVg Dixitque David ad Deum: Nonne ego sum, qui jussi ut numeraretur populus? ego, qui peccavi? ego, qui malum feci? iste grex, quid commeruit? Domine Deus meus, vertatur, obsecro, manus tua in me, et in domum patris mei: populus autem tuus non percutiatur.
(And_he_said David to God: Isn’t_it I I_am, who/which yussi as would_countur the_people? I, who/which I_have_sinned? I, who/which evil I_did? this flock, what commeruit? Master God mine, vertatur, I_beg, hands your in/into/on me, and in/into/on house/home of_the_father my/mine: the_people however your(sg) not/no percutiatur.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֣יד אֶֽל־הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֡ים הֲ⁠לֹא֩ אֲנִ֨י אָמַ֜רְתִּי לִ⁠מְנ֣וֹת בָּ⁠עָ֗ם וַ⁠אֲנִי־ה֤וּא אֲשֶׁר־חָטָ֨אתִי֙ וְ⁠הָרֵ֣עַ הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי וְ⁠אֵ֥לֶּה הַ⁠צֹּ֖אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗⁠י תְּהִ֨י נָ֤א יָֽדְ⁠ךָ֙ בִּ֚⁠י וּ⁠בְ⁠בֵ֣ית אָבִ֔⁠י וּֽ⁠בְ⁠עַמְּ⁠ךָ֖ לֹ֥א לְ⁠מַגֵּפָֽה׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Δαὶδ πρὸς τὸν Θθεόν, Οὐκ ἐγὼ εἶπα τοῦ ἀριθμῆσαι τῷ λαῷ; καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἁμαρτών, κακοποιῶν ἐκακοποίησα, καὶ ταῦτα τὰ πρόβατα τί ἐποίησαν; Κύριε ὁ Θθεός, γενηθήτω ἡ χείρ σου ἐν ἐμοὶ καὶ ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ τοῦ πατρός μου, καὶ μὴ ἐν τῷ λαῷ σου εἰς ἀπώλειαν, Κύριε.

BrTr And David said to God, Was it not I that gave orders to number the people? and I am the guilty one; I have greatly sinned: but these sheep, what have they done? O Lord God, let thy hand be upon me, and upon my father's house, and not on thy people for destruction, O Lord!

Verse List for 1 CHR 21:17

Verse List for 1 CHR 21:17